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ThatsHisEagerFace44 t1_j6fpvqp wrote

What is imposter syndrome?

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StarSpongledDongle t1_j6g5r3p wrote

I want to tell you, but I feel like there are a lot of people better qualified than me to do it.

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ThatsHisEagerFace44 t1_j6g62gw wrote

I suppose I could get off my lazy bum and look it up

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9dnguy t1_j6i7xsb wrote

So what is it?

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jesuisserpent t1_j6in1vo wrote

They were making a joke playing off imposter syndrome. The best way to explain it is through example: letโ€™s say Iโ€™m a successful CEO but I still look in the mirror and see my teenage self that made lots of mistakes and I think everyone else sees me the same way. So even though I AM a CEO factually and I do my job well enough to have it, I feel like an imposter because I feel too stupid to have it, unworthy, etc.

I think almost everyone has some form of imposter syndrome especially when people around you donโ€™t treat you the way that you should be (like a mother over babying their adult child or something)

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